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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Kaili Xu, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kaushik Narayanan, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert Martin, Redmond, WA (US);
Binay Pathak, Seattle, WA (US);
Kaili Xu, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kaushik Narayanan, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert Martin, Redmond, WA (US);
Binay Pathak, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A switch is provided which is dynamically configurable via a network port thereon. One switch is employed to establish point-to-point electrical connections between devices under test (DUTs) and host devices coupled to upstream ports and downstream ports on the switch respectively. Two switches coupled to a network are employed to facilitate a distributed test lab. DUTs are coupled to upstream ports on a first switch which, based on communication with a test controller over the network, establishes a logical connection between the upstream port coupled to a particular DUT and the network. Host devices are coupled to downstream ports on a second switch which, based on communication with the test controller over the network, establishes a logical connection between the downstream port coupled to a particular host device and the network. A logical connection is also established across the network between the particular DUT and host device.